ABOUT AFCAT SSB DETAILS

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AFCAT stands for Air Force Common Admission Test and is also referred to as the Indian Air Force Exam. AFCAT is a national level competitive exam conducted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) to select officers for all its branches, except for the medical and dental branches. The AFCAT is conducted twice every year, once in February, and the other time in August. The IAF recruits its officers broadly under three branches, they are, the Flying Branch, the Technical Branch, and the Ground Duty Branch.
The Flying Branch consists of Fighters, Transports, and Helicopters. The Technical Branch deals with the Mechanical and Electronic aspects, while the Ground Duty Branch comprises of Administration, Accounts, Logistics, Education and Meteorology.

Through AFCAT you can apply for all the three branches of the IAF which are Flying Branch, Technical Branch and Ground Duty Branches. The eligibility criteria for different branches vary. Both men and women can apply for all the three branches. While for women there is short service commission only in all the three branches, for men there is Permanent as well as Short Service Commission for men. However for Flying Branch only Short Service Commission is there through AFCAT. Thus if you clear the written exam and then clear the AFSB also then you have a chance of joining the Air Force Academy.

If you have successfully cleared Step 1, you will receive a Call letter to report to any one of the Air Force Selection Boards located at Dehradun, Varanasi, Gandhinagar and Mysore. At the Air Force Selection Board (AFSB), you undergo following tests in order to ascertain your suitability and gauge your potential as an Officer in the Indian Air Force.

Stage I Testing

Officer Intelligence rating Test

Picture perception and Discussion Test

Stage I is a screening test. Those who qualify Stage-I are eligible to undergo Stage II testing. Stage I disqualified candidates are routed back after announcement of results.

Stage II Testing

All Stage I qualified candidates undergo following tests as part of Stage II testing during next three to four days

Psychological Tests are written tests that are conducted by a Psychologist.

Group Tests are interactive indoor and outdoor activities which are a combination of mental and physical work.

Interview involves a personal conversation with an Interviewing Officer.

5 Days SSB Procedure

1 Day

Stage I Screening Test (Intelligence Test)

Picture Perception and Discussion Test Result

Large number of candidates report for selection in SSB. All may not have the desirable qualities to be selected for armed forces so there is no point to go through the stage-II tests. Hence, the need to filter out these candidates on the very first day so that they can return to their home stations without wasting time.

The stage-I test has two distinct parts:

Intelligence Test This is a simple test of logic / analytical aptitude based on which an intelligence rating ranging from I to V is awarded to the candidates which is based on the number of total correct answers. It is but obvious that the candidate with a higher intelligence rating will benefit in the entire process of testing including stage-II.

Picture Perception and Discussion Test You were shown a picture on the screen which you were required to perceive correctly. Time was thereafter given to pen down what you perceived by way of number of characters, their age, their mood, etc as also to write a story relating to the pictures. Your perception needs to be correct in order to do well in this test. This was followed by individual story telling and discussion test. Your power of expression, clarity of language (both grammatical and logical), confidence, participation and ability to accept others' ideas were all important facets of this test. Your body language and attitude during the whole test is also of consequence. What you must do is to remain involved with the test throughout.

Result Passing of stage-I test is a combination of your intelligence rating, individual story content, method at narration, command over language and overall performance in discussion and complete task. Once the results are announced, relevance of your stage-I performance in no longer there except your intelligence rating which still affects your overall results during the stage-II.

2 Day

Stage-II Psychological Test

Picture Perception and Discussion Test Result

The stage-II tests comprise of three different techniques, namely the psychological tests, group tasks and personal interview. This shall be elaborated separately. However, it is emphasised that in all the three techniques the assessment is of your personality which is based on specified 15 OLQs (Officer Like Qualities). The highlights of the three different techniques are as follows:

The Psychological Test The psychologist does not interact with you nor does he know you by your physical appearance or attributes. He will assess your personality merely through the inputs which you have given him in the answer sheet. It is a test of your mind. Your answers are required to be natural responses and not preconceived. In case you have tried to think and modify your natural responses you will run out of time and will not be able to complete the tests. Large gaps in your response will make it difficult for him to assess you. An endeavor has to be made to complete all the SRTs, 60 TATs and the 60 WATs. Any candidate can achieve proficiency in completing these tests through adequate practice. Various books are available which explain the essentials of these tests and may help you in practicing them before you take on the actual test. You cannot change your personality but you can certainly complete the tests in the given time and be in a better position to be assessed well by the psychologist. What is important is you should be positive in thoughts and your application to the test.

3 & 4 Day

Stage-II GTO Test

Unlike the psychologist, the GTO is actually interacting with you throughout the tests. Each and every action of yours is observed. It is a test of your body and coordination between your body and mind. Your physical and mental qualities get highlighted in these tests. Project your qualities to the GTO and do not remain a passenger. Come out with work sense, ideas and ensure that others accept them. If they are logical and workable they will be acceptable. While you expect others to accept your ideas you should be willing to accept others ideas as well. You need to remain confident and cheerful throughout the tests and learn to comprehend all instructions and ensure that no rules are violated. Your overall performance in all the GTO tasks brings out your personality. You need to be good in every aspect. Outstanding performance in some and poor in others is not acceptable. You need to introspect and find out shortcomings which you noticed in your performance. You ought to be physically fit to do well here. Focus on your shortcomings and you will surely be able to come up to the required standards.

5 Day

Stage-II Interview

The interviewing officer discusses by way of questions and answers the opportunities you had in your life and the positive or otherwise benefit you have derived from them. It is a test of your heart. The interviewing officer is fairly senior and experienced in the armed forces. While he interacts with you he discerns whether you have the qualities required to be an army officer. What you have done till date with regard to your academics, competitive exams, your achievements in extra curricular activities, your interests in life, sports you play, your feelings for your parents, friends, teachers and society at large, your general knowledge and awareness and your physical and mental fortitude are all important facets of his assessment. The interviewing officer understands and gives you more than adequate benefit for shortcomings or mistakes which you may have committed, thus, do not try and hide anything. The tendency of lying or making false pretences is negatively viewed and is easily discernable.

Stage-II Conference

The three assessors have individually carried out their assessment. However, there is no discussion as sharing of facts of assessment between them nor any results of your performance is known to them or anybody else at the beginning of the conference. For the final result on the performance of a candidate all the three assessors and all members of the board must interact as also meet the candidate in person. Thus, we have the final board conference. During this, the individual assessments are discussed and a candidate's plus points and weak qualities are deliberated upon in detail. All aspects of a candidate are analysed to see if he / she has the required qualities to be trained to become a good armed forces officer. Whereas benefit of any doubt with an individual assessor is given to a candidate; during the conference benefit of doubt adequately probed normally is given to the organisation. Also, candidates with higher intelligence rating can get an additional credit as compared to those with lower intelligence rating. When the conference terminates the results are finalized and communicated to the candidate. Suitable advice by one of the assessors is rendered to all Non Recommended Candidates.

Stationary

Clothing

2 Pair of Informal Shirt and Pant (proper dress is required even to enter in mess)

GTO Dress 1 Pair (white T-shirt and Shorts)

White PT/Sports Shoes & Socks

2 Handkerchiefs

NOTE:

Kindly avoid carrying any valuable items such as Laptops, Expensive phone, Jewelry. Also keep the cash in your pocket to the minimum. It is better to carry an ATM rather than having too much cash stashed in your wallet. Don’t forget to keep your original journey ticket(s) safe with you in case you are appearing for the SSB for the first time.
Well, Major Kalshi Classes Pvt. Ltd. are always with you at every moment of your SSB preparation. All kinds of doubts and queries are welcome at www.majorkalshiclasses.com

Our SSB Experts

Retired Wing Commander K.P.Thakur

Interviewing Officer

Well experienced &anp; decorated officer of Indian air force Wing commander K.P.Thakur has been trained in interview technique and had held numerous motivational & counselling sessions across India is taking care of interview section and provides clear cut feedback to aspiring candidates

Col. Soumitra Dutt

Retired GTO Officer

Well experienced & decorated officer of Indian Armed force Col. Soumitra Dutt has been trained in GTO & psychological techniques. With an experience of more than 30 years He has got a deep insight of assessing candidates as per the set standards.

Retired Group Captain L.K.Pandey

SSB Psychologist

Group captain L.K. Pandey (trained at defence institute of psychological research with special focus on psychological techniques) has served in all three selection boards of Indian air force first as psychologist and later on as interviewing officer. With an experience of more than 35 years He has got a deep insight of assessing candidates as per the set standards.

Mr. Saurabh Singh

Communication Trainer

Mr. Saurabh Singh is a Well-known motivator and Spoken English trainer by profession. As we know GD /Lecturette plays very important role in SSB for which proficiency in English is must keeping this thing in view our Communication skills trainer leaves no stone unturned to develop personality of SSB Candidates as per the requirement of the Selection System.

Mr. Prakash Gupta

Reasoning Expert

Educational Qualification- BSC Hons. Maths from J.P University and Bharti Vidya Mandir Siwan. Faculty Of Reasoning At Major Kalshi Pvt. Ltd. Classes From 2008 To Present.

SPECIALITY

MAJOR KALSHI CLASSES PVT. LTD. is India Oldest and Largest Armed forces Preparatory Institute. Established in 2008 by Mr. Saurabh Singh & Smt. Rekha Singh Major Kalshi Classes Pvt. Ltd. has over 10 years of experience in successfully coaching candidates to be commissioned into the armed forces.

Every 21st officer in the Indian Armed forces has been a student of Major Kalshi Classes Pvt. Ltd.

Infrastructure: The Major Kalshi classes pvt. Ltd. campus provides unmatched infrastructure, spread over 10 acres in lush green, pollution free, SSB like environment with on campus hostel and mess. Our classrooms for written coaching are air conditioned and well supported by modern Audio Visual technological aids and 24 hrs power back.

Faculty: The highly qualified, experienced and updated faculty for AFCAT SSB INTERVIEW COACHING provides students with the right guidance to get best results in the exam. Students are coached by permanent faculty member’s not part-time officers (working on per class basis) as in many other institutes.

Physical Fitness:

We conduct physical training on Madan Mohan Malviya Stadium (MMM), Allahabad under the guidance of well trained physicals trainers

Only Major Kalshi classes pvt. Ltd. offers a fully equipped Football ground, Basketball court, Volley ball court, Cricket field and badminton court along with dedicated Obstacle course and vast open grounds to encourage physical fitness among candidates as endurance and stamina are a pre-requisite for SSB which is the next step after the exam.

GTO and Physical Training – The first outdoor task in GTO task in SSB interview. PGT is about set of obstacles in ground in a specified area in that you and your team members should cross each obstacle defined by set of rules. Also while crossing those obstacles we should carry a load. To cross those obstacles, some helping materials are given by the G.T.O. Balli (wooden log), Plank, and rope to tie these. The difficulty of the task increases from one obstacle to another in a progressive manner. So it is named as Progressive Group Task. Authentic Outdoor Ground made as per the exact specifications of SSB, for Group Obstacle Tasks and Physical Conditioning. The GTO ground at Major Kalshi Classes Pvt. Ltd. is pertinently located in the lap of “Triveni Sangam” (Fafamau Allahabad). In a sprawling one acres Training Ground a total of two PGTs, two HGTs, ten Command Tasks, Final Group Task, ten Individual Obstacles And all six Obstacle course of Snake Race built to 100% Specifications of Service Selection Board.

Medical Checkup Camp: We orgainise medical checkup on regular interval for students where they can undergo for various Tests by Skills & Expertise doctors.

Screening & Psychology: We provide high quality, personalized care to all students, while also providing consultation to them regarding mental health concerns.

SSB Interview- SSB Interview Course at Major Kalshi Classes is highly acclaimed and sought after course. We provide the entire infrastructure including GTO GROUND. The team of retired officers train and groom as per the required standards of SSB Boards.

Fully equipped library: Only Major Kalshi classes pvt. Ltd. offers the facility of a fully equipped library offering 1000+ relevant and important books pertaining to the syllabus of the examination and competitive exam preparation. Students can issue these books for self study, revision, practice etc.

Study Room/ Reading Room: On campus study/ reading rooms are available to provide students with quiet and peaceful environment, perfect for self study and preparations. These rooms are open daily till late hours.

Motivational lectures and movies: Major Kalshi classes pvt. Ltd. specializes in motivating the youth towards serving our great nation. Students interact with candidates from all over the country working towards a common goal. Motivational lectures and movies shown, leave the students inspired to do something for the country and become better human beings.

Discipline & Time Management: Major Kalshi classes pvt. Ltd. is a Defence preparatory institute with strict rules that all students must abide by. All students are expected to follow the Honour Code and Discipline Code of Conduct of Major Kalshi classes pvt. Ltd, failing which they may be expelled without refunds. These guidelines enforced by the academy inculcate good values and discipline in the students. Students also learn the importance and benefits of proper time management. Sundays and other holidays are not observed to maintain continuity and to ensure students can focus on upcoming exam without distractions.

Hostel: MKC is concerned about the accommodation problem of the outstation candidates. Keeping in view this fact we extend lodging and boarding facility to the candidates at reasonable rates. These hostel rooms are well furnished with all basic amenities. It also provides an optional fooding facility to them. & etc.

ABOUT AFCAT/ SSB INTERVIEW

Major Kalshi Classes develops the personality of an individual based on the standards of the SSB and focusses on assisted self-introspection under the well-developed infrastructure and under the guidance of Experienced EX-officers of the Service Selection Board (SSB), Air Force Selection Board (AFSB) and Naval Selection Board (NSB).

The Major Kalshi Classes Pvt. Ltd. offers SSB Interview coaching as well as written exam coaching for the AFCAT examinations. The Officers at Major Kalshi Classes Pvt. Ltd is highly qualified and vastly experienced in successfully coaching students for SSB Interview. The standards of excellence followed by Major Kalshi Classes ensure that each student who opts for coaching with us feels confident and well prepared for SSB/AFSB/NSB.
It is notable that Major Kalshi classes has got team of retired officers from Indian Armed Forces who possess vast experience of assessing candidates in the selection system. Equally Major Kalshi Classes provides India’s best class infrastructure and SSB oriented atmosphere along with the 100% look alike state of the art GTO ground. The selection rate at MKC is highest in India with Every 21st officer in the Indian Armed Forces belongs to MKC and upholds tradition of Courage and Velour.

SSB Interview Correspondence Kit

Keeping the requirement of the SSB Candidates Major Kalshi classes has developed comprehensive study material which not only covers detailed methodology and procedure about the various Tests and Tasks but also provides practical knowledge and helps to develop the right approach of a candidate. These qualities makes these books a must buy package for all defence aspirant. SSB Interview correspondence kit comprises of SSB Interview book (How to crack SSB Interview), Group Discussion/Lecturette Book & Officers Intelligence Rating Booklet (Reasoning Booklet).

Major Kalshi Classes develops the personality of an individual based on the standards of the SSB and focuses on assisted self-introspection under the well-developed infrastructure and under the guidance of Experienced EX-officers of the Service Selection Board (SSB), Air Force Selection Board (AFSB) and Naval Selection Board (NSB).

SSB INTERVIEW BOOKS

If you aspire to be a part of the Armed Forces of India, it is imperative to prepare yourself to clear the personality and intelligence interview from Services Selection Board. To clear them, you need to first understand the interview process, the analysis of intelligence, and how to prepare for the same. SSB Interviews is specifically designed for aspiring candidates, to acquaint them with thec Services Selection Board and help them tread the path of success.

SSB Interviews has been split into two parts. The first part of the book deals with an introduction to Services Selection Board and the series of tests involved including screening, psychological analysis, group testing, etc. The second part of the book deals with empowering you with invaluable information and knowledge, with subjects covering an array of service-related information, issues of the nation, geographic, and political attributes, and much more that would be handy for aspiring candidates aiming for Armed Forces of India. SSB Interviews is in its first edition, and was published by MKC PUBLICATION.

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